Acceptance Rate History
Duke University Acceptance Rate: 5.2% in 2025 (2013–2025 history)
NC · Current rate: 5.2%
Duke University admits the SAT 1500–1570 range — you might be closer than you think.
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What is Duke University's acceptance rate in 2025?
Duke University's acceptance rate in 2025 is 5.2%, roughly unchanged from 5.7% in 2024.
Common Data Set 2025-2026
Regular Decision acceptance rate at Duke University
Outside Early Decision, Duke University admitted 1,915 of 45,782 applicants in the 2024-2025 cycle: 4.2%. That counts everyone who did not apply Early Decision.
Calculated from published counts · Common Data Set 2024-2025 · checked Sep 2026
How many applicants does Duke University admit, and what is its acceptance rate?
In its 2025 admissions cycle, Duke University admitted 2,910 of 55,541 applicants — an overall acceptance rate of 5.2%.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Does Duke University's 2025 acceptance rate include early-round applicants?
Yes. The 5.2% rate is one whole-cycle figure covering all 55,541 applicants Duke University received for 2025, early and regular rounds counted together; it is not the rate of any single round.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.2% | 55,541 | 2,910 |
| 2024 | 5.7% | 51,795 | 2,957 |
| 2023 | 6.8% | 46,365 | 3,145 |
| 2022 | 6.4% | 50,016 | 3,174 |
| 2021 | 5.9% | 49,703 | 2,927 |
| 2020 | 7.7% | 39,639 | 3,068 |
| 2019 | 7.6% | 41,947 | 3,187 |
| 2018 | 8.9% | 35,786 | 3,189 |
| 2017 | 9.9% | 33,077 | 3,261 |
| 2016 | 10.8% | 31,671 | 3,430 |
| 2015 | 11.4% | 31,220 | 3,566 |
| 2014 | 11.4% | 31,523 | 3,596 |
| 2013 | 13.4% | 30,374 | 4,077 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $735/yr · Family income over $110k: $54,230/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
Duke University's average institutional aid award to international undergraduates was $87,841 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1500–1570
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Duke University scored between 1500 and 1570 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
What this school weighs — Duke University
Course rigor and GPA are not in this table. Nearly every school rates both at the top, so they tell you nothing about this one. These six are where schools differ.
| Class rank | Important |
|---|---|
| Standardized test scores | Considered |
| Application essay | Important |
| Recommendations | Very important |
| Extracurricular activities | Very important |
| Character / personal qualities | Very important |
Duke University Common Data Set 2025–26, section C7
How to read these numbers
- The 2025 rate covers Duke University's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1500–1570 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1500, and a quarter scored above 1570.
- The table above holds 13 reported years, 2013 through 2025. Across them Duke University's rate ranged from 5.2% to 13.4%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
School
Duke University
Duke University
SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1500–1570.
This is SAT only — one slice of an application, not the whole of it.
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Trend Analysis
Duke University's acceptance rate has decreased from 13.4% in 2013 to 5.2% in 2025, reflecting increased selectivity. The most notable shift occurred in 2014.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.